Current Events > Universal is SUED for 30K after a MINIONS character flashed WHITE POWER Sign!!

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Full Throttle
07/11/21 9:12:47 PM
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Do you think this man was clearly flashing the white power symbol?


2 Families are suing Universal Orlando for 30,000 smackers after an actor dressed as Despicable Me's villain GRU flashing the WHITE POWER sign with 2 young girls of colour!!

It was filed in Orange County, Florida that shows photos back in February and March with the character making an upside down, "OK" hand gesture that was adopted by white supremacists

One of the victims is a bi-racial girl and the other is a 5 y/o Hispanic girl

It states "He openly and pointedly displayed towards them a universally known and universally used hate symbol that indicates white power"

The white power hand signal has become openly and widely used to express hatred towards a segment of the population based upon a person's race, colour and national origin

The Anti-Defamation League labeled the "OK" hand gesture as a form of hate speech

The lawsuit states "She wanted to show the picture to her classmates but her parents told her she couldn't because a man did a bad thing to her beause he did not like her because of her race and colour"

A month later, this same actor did it again with another young hispanic girl and in both incidents, the character's handler or the park did nothing to stop it

This happened back in 2019 as the theme park did not disclose the actor's name or say who it was or if they are still employed

Does this look like the man in this oversized costume was using the white power sign?

https://i.imgur.com/S5Y04pj.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/BdMpWjq.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/KQhSs3s.jpg
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nothanks1
07/11/21 9:13:04 PM
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I dunno
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Ratchetrockon
07/11/21 9:13:19 PM
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Damn that crazy

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Middle hope
07/11/21 9:15:40 PM
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joe40001
07/11/21 9:15:40 PM
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Unless it's a zig hiel, fuck off

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unnamedsoldier
07/11/21 9:17:19 PM
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Not The Bee
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berlyman101
07/11/21 9:17:54 PM
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first one looked like it could have been natural but the second...

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monkmith
07/11/21 9:19:36 PM
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berlyman101 posted...
first one looked like it could have been natural but the second...
manager probably told him to knock it off and he decided to double down.

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Letsago
07/11/21 9:35:46 PM
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Ah yes, the famous "Minions character" Gru.

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Kingbuffet
07/11/21 9:50:49 PM
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Damn I been to that Universal Studios too, they should sue for $300k
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ZEROWOLF
07/11/21 9:53:34 PM
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Sucks that Gru is going to have to hit them now for looking.

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DarkRoast
07/11/21 9:53:59 PM
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First one could easily be an accident

Second one, though

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DepreceV2
07/11/21 9:56:03 PM
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Two pictures? Yea, that is blatantly obvious now

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Jeff AKA Snoopy
07/11/21 9:59:11 PM
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If it is under the waist it is also a game children play that is akin to "Made you look"

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Unsugarized_Foo
07/11/21 9:59:28 PM
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Hes scratching his thumb

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TerraSeeker
07/11/21 10:06:50 PM
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That's called the ok sign

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PC-Builder_Pony
07/11/21 10:07:05 PM
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Oh god, why is this even a thing to get upset about lmfao

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sevihaimerej
07/11/21 10:08:23 PM
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That's the circle game, stop letting chan trolls make you paranoid ffs

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TheGoldenEel
07/11/21 10:08:24 PM
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berlyman101 posted...
first one looked like it could have been natural but the second...

DarkRoast posted...
First one could easily be an accident

Second one, though
Second pic is clearly intentional tbh

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Prestoff
07/11/21 10:13:12 PM
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How is that a white power sign?

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CARRRNE_ASADA
07/11/21 10:16:56 PM
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We need a tie breaker. Another pic like the second one It's intentional.

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Xethuminra
07/11/21 10:17:25 PM
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Legit question: Is this an eccentric gesture the character frequently performs in the movies to accentuate their quirks & pomp? I do stuff like that with my hands a lot (often with the middle finger to the thumb, or just tapping my thumb with the tip of each finger in quick succession & repetition) ~ I am pretty unfamiliar with Despicable Me/Minions. That being said.....

..... do we have to let the OK sign get ruined by white supremacists? Cuz I wonder if theyll just start doing things to make other people change theirs palette of acceptable hand signs, among other things. Worries me.
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scorpion41
07/11/21 10:17:50 PM
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Prestoff posted...
How is that a white power sign?

Because a picture with some cops doing it went viral on the internet, so everyone made up a story about how its a symbol for white power.

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Xethuminra
07/11/21 10:22:48 PM
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It is an offensive gesture in some other cultures as well. Meaning neither of the things discussed in this thread. I wont post what.
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Shezarr
07/11/21 10:23:51 PM
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scorpion41 posted...
Because a picture with some cops doing it went viral on the internet, so everyone made up a story about how its a symbol for white power.
Nope.

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Turbam
07/11/21 10:23:51 PM
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What is that boy doing to that minion?

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Scarecrow17
07/11/21 10:24:08 PM
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Prestoff posted...
How is that a white power sign?

It started out as a joke on 4chan for years but then media outlets started to pick up on it especially when the New Zealand mosque shooter flashed it while in court. Now, it means white power.

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AbstraktProfSC2
07/11/21 10:24:45 PM
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it may have started as just some bs on 4chan or whatever but white supremacists actually started commonly using it so.....



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Tenmyouji
07/11/21 10:26:08 PM
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If it was the one time would think nothing of it. But happening more than once its intentional and something should be done

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2Pacavelli
07/11/21 10:32:40 PM
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That was a blatant wp sign he threw up next to that Black child he tried to be slick with it, glad he was exposed
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joe40001
07/11/21 10:34:02 PM
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Xethuminra posted...
Legit question: Is this an eccentric gesture the character frequently performs in the movies to accentuate their quirks & pomp? I do stuff like that with my hands a lot (often with the middle finger to the thumb, or just tapping my thumb with the tip of each finger in quick succession & repetition) ~ I am pretty unfamiliar with Despicable Me/Minions. That being said.....

..... do we have to let the OK sign get ruined by white supremacists? Cuz I wonder if theyll just start doing things to make other people change theirs palette of acceptable hand signs, among other things. Worries me.

It's literally letting them win the game.

If I wanted to disrupt culture and I saw society was letting people win this game, next thing I'd go for is either the peace sign or the "I love you" hand sign.

Obviously we shouldn't give them this power, but apparently some of us are.

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Kloe_Rinz
07/11/21 10:34:29 PM
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Attention seeking dumb fuck families. Even if he was giving them the finger its not worth a fucking lawsuit. The families should be sued 30k each for wasting court resources
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Kanaya413
07/11/21 10:34:32 PM
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Xethuminra posted...
Legit question: Is this an eccentric gesture the character frequently performs in the movies to accentuate their quirks & pomp? I do stuff like that with my hands a lot (often with the middle finger to the thumb, or just tapping my thumb with the tip of each finger in quick succession & repetition) ~ I am pretty unfamiliar with Despicable Me/Minions. That being said.....

..... do we have to let the OK sign get ruined by white supremacists? Cuz I wonder if theyll just start doing things to make other people change theirs palette of acceptable hand signs, among other things. Worries me.
Ive seen them all and i dont believe gru has any hand signals
I had no idea what the white power sign is until now though
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RootinTootinMFR
07/11/21 10:34:55 PM
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Isn't Gru supposed to be evil?

Maybe they are taking him in a new direction.

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iPhone_7
07/11/21 10:35:36 PM
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That 2nd picture is pretty blatant.

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Xethuminra
07/11/21 10:36:19 PM
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The fist in the air is a white power sign too. BLM does it. They do it. We all do it, as like a right on.
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Shezarr
07/11/21 10:38:10 PM
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Xethuminra posted...
The fist in the air is a white power sign too. BLM does it. They do it. We all do it, as like a right on.
I'm really starting to wonder if this is a joenumbers alt at this point.

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ZEROWOLF
07/11/21 10:38:30 PM
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Palm up, white power.
Palm down, circle game.

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Shezarr
07/11/21 10:39:52 PM
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Xethuminra posted...
You got problems, dude. Blocked
You didn't block me tho.

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kingdrake2
07/11/21 10:41:39 PM
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DarkRoast posted...
First one could easily be an accident

Second one, though


Gru needs to be punished for both. they're going to take his job now if they want to save face.
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Xethuminra
07/11/21 10:42:51 PM
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It should be investigated, and if the mascot employee has any affiliations with [etc].... then he needs to get fired at the very least. I cant imagine that Universal instructed him to do that. But I dont wanna jump the gun either
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Lyrica
07/11/21 10:44:37 PM
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That's literally how I gesture "Okay."
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St0rmFury
07/11/21 10:45:42 PM
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ZEROWOLF posted...
Palm up, white power.
Palm down, circle game.
But palm up means "ok" in my country...

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Xethuminra
07/11/21 10:46:03 PM
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It being in the kids shoulder in pic 2 looks suspicious.
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HylianFox
07/11/21 10:55:46 PM
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AbstraktProfSC2 posted...
it may have started as just some bs on 4chan or whatever but white supremacists actually started commonly using it so.....


I'm pretty sure that the Okay gesture with the fingers pointing down is the alt-right/white supremacist version, like in the image.

When I saw this I thought "more people getting upset over nothing", but yeah it actually seems rather blatant...

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Xethuminra
07/11/21 10:58:25 PM
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Reclaim the gesture, in one way or another. Thats my advice. This is a practically universal symbol for Okay. I dont want to let them ruin that.
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IShall_Run_Amok
07/11/21 11:02:33 PM
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"Mom, I got fired from my job as a theme park mascot for making white supremacist signs at non-white kids when their parents took photos of us" is a sentence I will never have reason to utter, but this guy is really trying to.

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Kloe_Rinz
07/11/21 11:03:35 PM
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If they want to fire him, thats fine.

but I fail to see how a lawsuit is reasonable. How did he cause 30k or even 1c in damages to the family?
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